Christmas Cupcakes

You can make vanilla or fruit cupcakes. I would suggest vanilla if you are using glace or buttercream frosting and fruit cake if you intend to use fondant.

Fruit cakes can be made and iced with fondant well ahead of time, however, a vanilla cupcake is best made and eaten immediately. If you enjoy fruit cakes, but want an easier recipe to follow, click on my boiled fruit cupcakes for a quick alternative.

Although fruit mince pies are yummy, making pastry can be quite time consuming. Fruit mince cupcakes are an ideal alternative. Frost with brandy buttercream for an easier and quicker alternative. Your guests will be asking for the recipe!

I use a variety of colors, but mainly red, white and green when decorating for the holiday season.

Reindeer cupcakes look great and are very easy to make -just follow these simple directions

Holly cupcakes are brightly colored and are sure to be a favorite with the children. There are lots of gorgeous cupcake liners for sale so you can have some fun matching decorations to the liners.

Another cupcake recipe that is good for this time of the year is a red velvet cupcake. It is, as the name suggests, red in color and looks great with white frosting.

My ideas for decorating Xmas cupcakes work well with any cake and any type of frosting. They are all mix-and-match.

All you need is a little imagination.

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